3,410 Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

In a gentle way, you can shake the world

It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.

(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.

One who conserves his vital fluid acquires unfailing power

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.

While in Bombay, I began, on one hand, my study of Indian law and, on the other, my experiments in dietetics in which Virchand Gandhi, a friend, joined me. My brother, for his part was trying his best to get me briefs. The study of India law was a tedious business. The Civil Procedure Code I could in no way get on with. Not so however, with the Evidence Act. Virchand Gandhi was reading for the Solicitor's Examination and would tell me all sorts of stories about Barristers and Vakils.

Antagonism between the classes will be removed. I do not envisage a dead and artificial level among the people. There will be a variety among them as there is among the leaves of a tree. There will certainly be no have-nots, no unemployment, and no disparity between classes and masses such as we see to-day. I have no doubt whatsoever that if non-violence in its full measure becomes the policy of the State, we shall reach essential equality without strife.

I learned from Hussain how to be wronged and be a winner, I learnt from Hussain how to attain victory while being oppressed.